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So, I'm involved with the planning of a wedding shower for one of my good friends and I've been put in charge of the beer. Last night I was working on coming up with the beer list while enjoying a Bell's Two Hearted Ale and I thought, that's an appropriately named beer that fits a wedding...

I brewed a 13 gallon batch of Vienna Lager yesterday. This is my first lager and brewday went great. I'm fermenting in a Sanke Keg using one of Derrin's nifty converters with racking cane, blow off and thermowell. I chilled to 65 degrees with my immersion chiller, then racked into the keg...

A couple nights ago I bottled 9 gallons of EdWort's Bavarian Hefeweizen and was looking at all that creamy yeast on the bottom of the carboys and thought I'd try an experiment. Using a 1 gallon carboy, I poured some of the left over yeast slurry into it (Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan) and filled...

Below is a pic of some cones on one of my two Nugget plants. This is their third year and I've really been tending them well this year. The cones are larger than ever before and there are definately more of them. I'm really excited! My plan is to pick individually each cone at its peak...

My brother scored big last night when he found four retired 15.5 gallon Sanke kegs at a local scrap yard. Ended up getting all four for $50 and they are actually in pretty good condition. We're going to convert one to use as an HLT (thermometer & welded 1/2" stainless ball valve). As for the...

I'm trying to put together some gifts for a few friends that have expressed an interest in my homebrews and the process. I thought cider kits would be a good start using the 1 gallon glass jugs that apple juice comes in as the main ingredient and fermenter. Basically do something simple like...

My brother and I brewed an 11 gallon batch of Edwort's Bee Cave Brewery IPA last night. I took some photos with my phone of the vorlauf to compare the runnings' clarity changing. We found using the 10 gallon igloo with a slotted copper manifold that filling the 3 quart measuring cup three...

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I recently brewed a Saison kit from MoreBeer that is now stuck at 1.031. I'm trying everything I can do get it to go down more, and am going to leave it to bulk age and finish fermenting in the secondary for at least a month. The complete story can be found in this other thread -...

I recently visited Boston and went to the ICA and saw the Shepard Fairey exhibit. The lable is an admitedly poor knockoff of his style, but I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Last Thursday night, February 19, my brother and I brewed up a mini-mash saison kit that we ordered from MoreBeer. I'm a little frustrated with MoreBeer because the kit is way outside the style guidelines for a Saison, but I should have checked that myself before deciding to order. Regardless...

Last night was a big step in the adventure that is homebrewing for Myers Brothers Brewing. Over the past couple months, my brother and I have been building equipment and gettting things set up and organized at his apartment for all grain brewing. In addition, we have upped the size of things...

So, first off, I got the inspiration for this DIY project from Anthony Lopez (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-stirplate-cheap-easy-build-86252/) and from a guy in my homebrew club who had the ingenious idea of building a single stir plate out of a rubbermaid container. Thanks to both for...

Last night I put on my first on-bottle lables ever using the laser printer and milk method. First, thanks to HBT for the milk idea. I had my doubts, but it worked like a charm! This is my second bottled batch of Apfelwein and I thought it deserved a proper lable. Still getting the hang of...

I'm going to visit my best friend in Boston at the end of February. He's in his first year of residency at some Harvard Hospital, and hasn't really had much of a chance to get to know Boston. Any suggestions on sites to see, places to eat and of course pubs would be much appreciated. I'm...

For Christmas several people got me Northern Brewer gift certificates which total $140. I've narrowed the purchase down to two items, but need some help deciding between them. Thermowell Fermentation Kit - $129.99 or... Barley Crusher w/ 7 lb hopper - $125.99 All things being...

I've been brewing for over a year now, but have recently gotten excited about going all grain and being able to do 10 gallon batches. I've spent the last month fabricating and adding equipment and getting everything setup at my brother's apartment. Apartment brewing presents some challenges...

Last week I primed and bottled my first batch of Ed Wort's Apfelwein following his recipe. I used several 1/2 gallon clear glass bottles like these: and capped them with new screw on caps like these: Should I be worried?

I bottle 100% of the beer I brew. I don't know why, but I've never had any desire to keg. However, I do occasionally like to bottle in larger containers. I have several 64 oz amber growlers left over from this past summer's infatuation with Pisgah Pale Ale. I also have three 1 gallon...

I haven't homebrewed for more than a year and a half due to a pregnant wife who couldn't stand the smells. However, now I have a 9 month old son and a wife who is fine with it again. So, a month ago I brewed a kit I purchased from a local home brew store (Beer Necessities is the store, the kit...